ST. PAUL (AP) — Security at the Minnesota Capitol and surrounding buildings should be improved, said a report released Friday that avoided taking a position on the much debated issue of whether to add metal detectors.

Instead, a panel of lawmakers, officials and law enforcement officers recommended that Gov. Mark Dayton designate a cabinet-level security coordinator and the Legislature establish an advisory committee to monitor and respond to risks.

The Democratic governor gave full support to the recommendations and immediately assigned Public Safety Commissioner Mona Dohman to oversee Capitol security.

Dayton and GOP legislative leaders convened the panel in January after a mass shooting killed six and wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and a dozen others in Arizona. But security at the Capitol, state court headquarters and other nearby buildings has been a worry for years.

The legislative auditor warned of “significant security vulnerabilities” in a 2009 report that raised concern about the lack of weapons screening. Capitol visitors don’t have to go through metal detectors, but the building has numerous security cameras and armed personnel patrol the halls when the part-year Legislature is in session.